Ashar al-Nisa
- Author died
- 384 AH
- Editions
- Dār ‘Ālam al-Kutub li-l-Ṭibā‘ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘
Ash'ar al-Nisa' ("Poetry of Women") is an Arabic biographical and anthological work compiled by the literary historian and traditionist al-Marzubani (297–384 AH / 910–994 CE; another report gives his birth year as 287 AH), dedicated to collecting and recording verse composed by women .
Scope and Content
The work was conceived as an independent collection devoted entirely to female poets, comprising approximately six hundred folios . While earlier literary compilers had occasionally documented female eloquence—most notably Ibn Tayfur in his compilation Balaghat al-Nisa'—Ibn Tayfur gathered both prose and poetry, whereas al-Marzubani specialized his book specifically in the poetic output of women rather than their prose .
Transmission and Modern Publication
Portions of the text were preserved in manuscript form, including the third part of the work . Ash'ar al-Nisa' was later edited by Sami Makki al-Ani and Hilal Naji and published in Baghdad in 1976 .
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